Individual Differences in the Sense of Presence
Ivan Alsina Jurnet, Cristina Carvallo Beciu, José Gutiérrez‐Maldonado · 2005
There is a lack in the literature of studies that investigate the human factors involved in the engagement of presence. The present study is addressed to investigate the influence of five user’s characteristics (spatial intelligence, personality, cognitive style, computer experience and test anxiety) on the sense of presence. This study is the first one to investigate the relationship between spatial intelligence and presence, and it’s also pioneer in investigating the influence of personality characteristics on the sense of presence in an immersive virtual reality system. Results suggest that spatial intelligence, introversion, and anxiety influence the sense of presence experienced by the user. 1.